Running a business from home is no doubt a lot of work, and it can be super hectic sometimes. It’s tough to separate your home life from your work life.
Your kids want you, your spouse wants you, and most of all you have deadlines on the brain. You may be feeling as though you can’t get everything done, and you may even feel as though no one respects your work. (Yes, everyone will ask you when you’re getting a for real job!)
How do you combat all of this to get to where you need to be?
Today, I’m going to tell you all about what it takes to start running a business from home, and how you can rise above the chaos to get things done.
Things to Consider Before Running a Business from Home
Being an entrepreneur isn’t for everyone.
You may feel that you need structure, or maybe you just feel confident that you can make what you want because your chances of earning what you’re worth are much higher when it’s all up to you.
Here are some considerations you should make when running a business from home.
- What is your type? You have a unique personality, and the question is whether or not working from home is right for you. Do you need structure? Do you need someone to tell you what to do and when? If you do, then it may be best for you to keep your job. It’s okay to admit that you need that. It could mean financial disaster if you don’t.
- Patience and persistence are key. Instant gratification doesn’t fit into what it means to have a home based business. In fact, you should know that patience is really the key to growing your business with a solid foundation. Success doesn’t happen overnight, so you’ll want to keep pushing hard in the beginning. Once you get your first sale, keep pushing. Don’t take a moment to rest and get too laid back until you hit paydirt. Once you do, you can focus on ways to automate your business.
- Make a plan and follow it. Planning is essential to life. If you fail to plan you plan to fail. It’s that simple. Make a plan for your business and then stick to it. What do you want it to be? How do you get there?
- Discipline wins the day. One of the most important points about running a business from home is discipline. Getting up early to get things done is important. You’ll have to get up before others do and plan and organize before your house starts their day. It’s not always easy to wake up early, but if you can start by getting up 15 minutes earlier, and then adjusting your time earlier and earlier, you’ll discover that it’s the only way to get things done.
- Make a list and check it twice! Making a checklist of items you need to get done is vital to your day. It’s all about prioritizing your “to do” list. Can you make a list and check it twice? Make sure that what you need to complete by end of the day is done first.
- Keep a schedule. When you first get started, you’ll most likely work more than you ever imagined. In fact, you might drink more coffee than you can stand. Ha! However, when you have a family, you need to make sure that they are a priority in your life. This means that you need to keep office hours so that you can take advantage of the flexibility you have with your home based business.
- Prepare to multi-task. There is no way to predict the day, and if you don’t learn to multi-task you’ll never be able to manage a business. Always put your family first and work second. You’ll be so glad you did!
- Organize your social media time. This goes hand in hand with keeping a schedule, and it’s super important. You need to build an online following, and it’s important that you focus on social media. However, keep in mind that you don’t need to be on those accounts all of the time. Research when your target audience is on Facebook and when they are on Twitter. Then you can plan your posts around those times. When you log back in you’ll be able to find out what’s new!
A home based business is a treasure, and it can give you the FREEDOM that you desire. You can be more flexible and you can have more time with your family and time to travel.
Just keep in mind that “running a business from home” is exciting, but it’s still a lot of work!
